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[-] suff@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago

What would the hourglass look like?

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

candle burning down? with nails or something in it that fall out into a metal plate to PING the time

[-] peripheralneuropathy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] suff@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Most likely. Bit boring though.

[-] shroomato@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[-] suff@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

World's oldest known sundial is 1500 BC

[-] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well in its basic form it's a literal stick in the ground, you aren't gonna get anything more ancient than that.

[-] suff@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky.

[-] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool

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